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I'm focusing on 'family stories' at the moment. ("A Change of Pace: Family Stories" (11/23/2024))- Category: Family Stories
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Tag Archives: mental health
April 13, 2023; Quick Update
Good news for me. The authorization I was looking for appeared late yesterday. That’s very good news. I’m feeling a lot better, now that I’m back on full doses. That could be psychosomatic, placebo effect, or something else. But whatever … Continue reading
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My Monthly Request: So Far, Only a Slight SNAFU
The good news is that this week’s SNAFU doesn’t happen nearly as often as it might. And I live in an era where folks like me have options that simply were not available in my youth. The not-so-good news is … Continue reading
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Euthanasia for the Mentally Ill: Not a Good Idea?
Suicide was in the news, briefly, this weekend. Euthanasia, actually. Or assisted death. Whatever folks call the process, it’s arranging for someone to die. Or, being impolite in my choice of words, killing someone. For thoroughly nice motives. “Who can … Continue reading
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Exoplanets, Air, and the Marshmallow Planet
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) took that image of Jupiter, its rings and moons, a few months back. Aside from being, as one of my daughter’s noted, “shiny,” the picture gives scientists a new look at the Solar System’s … Continue reading
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This Week: Sunshine, Blue Skies and an Echocardiogram
It hasn’t been quite four years since a small patch on my tongue’s underside went numb. My wife said I should call our town’s emergency room, so I did. I’d long since learned that she’s got common sense. That was … Continue reading
